Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology

Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology (UCH; Chinese: 健行科技大學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiān-hêng Kho-ki Tāi-ha̍k) is a university in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. UCH is also known as Chien Hsin Tech (Chinese: 健行科大; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiān-hêng Kho-tāi).

Present situation

UCH is noted for teaching and research in the science and engineering, especially energy engineering. Starting from 2003, the university comprises 5 colleges (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering, Management, Commerce, Graduate Institutes), 13 departments, offering 13 master programs, and 1 Ph.D. program

History

UCH was originally established in Shanghai in 1933 as the San Ji Telecommunication School. In 1937, signifying the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). After the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of Taiwan lost control in Mainland China in 1949. UCH was re-established in 1953 in Zhongli City, Taiwan (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan).

Organization

A president (校長) heads the university. Each college (院) is headed by a dean (院長), and each department (系) by a chairman (系主任). Students elect their own representatives each year to attend administrative meetings.

There are five colleges in UCH:

Research centers

National research centers

E-GPS Research Center

Other centers and laboratories

• Green Energy Research Center
• Logistic Management Research Center
• Euro-Asia Research Center
• Digital Earth and Disaster Reduction Research Center
• Engineering & Environment Geophysics Laboratory

International Academic Exchanges

Dual degree

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, United States (3-2 programs)

Hanoi University of Business and Management, Vietnam (2-2.1-1 programs)

Partner universities

• United States
• Appalachian State University
• Murray State University
• Saint Leo University
• Russia
• Moscow State University
• Saint Petersburg State University
• Moscow State University of Technology "Stankin"
• Far Eastern State Technical University
• Moscow Academy of Government and Municipal Management, MAGMU
• Moscow Aviation Institute (State University of Aerospace Technology)
• Moscow State University Of Culture And Arts
• Moscow State Institute of Radioengeneering, Electronic and Automation
• Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
• Buryat State University
• United Kingdom
• Aberystwyth University
• Nottingham Trent University
• Queen's University Belfast
• Tajikistan
• Russian-Tajik Slavonic University
• Kazakhstan
• Al - Farabi Kazakh National University
• Kainar University
• Kazakh Academic University
• Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research （KIMEP）
• Kyrgyzstan
• Institute of History National academy of science
• Azerbaijan
• Baku State University
• Turkey
• Süleyman Demirel University
• South Korea
• Kyungil University
• Vietnam
• Hanoi University of Technology
• Hung Vuong University
• Malaysia
• Southern College
• New Era College
• McOrange College
• Paraguay
• National University of Asuncion
• China
• Zhengzhou University
• Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Surroundings

• Jhongli Station
• THSR Taoyuan Station
• Chung Yuan Christian University
• Ching Yun Commercial Center

Transportation

The university is accessible within walking distance South of Zhongli Station of Taiwan Railway.

Notable alumni

Frankie Huang, actor and television host

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